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Colourswatch January
I wish there was a more glamorous reason as to why I am so disorganised; perhaps I have been away on a warm island holiday, or I have been working on some splendid project or some long fashion event, but no...
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More Handy Crafty Happiness…
I thought I would include these books as they are just perfect holiday reads – even if you don’t get round to actually making anything – they are all beautiful and inspiring! So here's more Handy Crafty Happiness…
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All's fair in art + craft
I love crafting, and getting handmade gifts others have made, so I was very keen to pop along to Saturday's Auckland Art + Craft Fair. Here are some of the highlights - and a LOT of owls...
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Handy Crafty
Ooohhhh… a lot of new craft books to look at. I have four new craft books to make you drool – in a handy crafty way of course - from crochet to knitting to home sewing. Madeleine crocheted the teacosy pictured left...
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Small but perfectly formed
Books don’t have to be big to be powerful. We have a handful (literally) of tiny books – to make you laugh, sigh, be informed and generally make your world a little brighter – one small book at a time…
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Divine Design
For those of you who have read my reviews before you will know I have a real fascination with pink. Especially bright pink – in fact, the brighter the better. Recently I have been toying with painting my lounge fuchsia...
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Burlesque in the Basement
Renowned choreographer Mary Jane O'Reilly has returned with In Flagrante, currently playing in Auckland's Basement Theatre, and a show that is definitely not your nana's burlesque...
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Diversity at LATE
Last night was the final in the 2011 season for Late at the Museum and Russell Brown took the reins for an evening titled ‘Life in the margins – otherness in New Zealand’...
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Purler of a show
Only 15 minutes drive from Wellington’s CBD, the Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt is a world class gallery space and has recently opened an exhibition called Knitted and Knotted...
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In my own words
Autobiographies by their very nature can be a bit self indulgent, like the book we are reviewing on the life of Steven Tyler. Others choose to use their experiences to illuminate – and make the path of others, easier...
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Mink me over
It's all go at Fashion Week...but if you are a mum and are missing out on fashion week, Mink want to make you feel part of it by being pampered with a make-over, having some shots on your own - and then bringing in the kids...
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Black and White World
I have a small problem with collecting things. I have had this ‘small problem’ for a great many years actually – and they do tend to ebb and flow a bit; white Crown Lynn and my present favourite, brightly coloured enamel...
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